Bumper



April 2, 1935- G. w. VEALE 1,996,221

BUMPER Filed Jan. 27, 1932 41571087160 Geona: W VEALE.

M'MW M 61%;:

Patented Apr. 2, 1935 I 1,996,221

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE" BUMPER George W. Veale. Cleveland Heights, Ohio, assigner to Eaton. Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application January 27, 1932, Serial No. 589,147

7 Claims. (01. 29355) 1 This invention relates to an automobile Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the spacer embumper, and especially to an end construction ployed in the end showninFig. 10. 3 adapted for use in bumpers employing a plural- Referring to the drawing, the bumper illustratity of impact bars. V 1 .ed comprises an impact member'c'onstructed of a 5 Various end constructions have been employed pairof bars I and II, and a rear bar I2.- The heretofore in bumpers having a plurality of imrear bar I2fis adapted to be secured to the side pact bars, but they have not been entirely satismembers of an automobile frame and .may be factory as they have failed to keep the impact curvedto meet the impact member; as at I3, acbars properly spaced apart, or have necessitated cording to the common practice. The front and trimming down the end of the back bar so much rear bars are also secured together at their ends, 10

that it was greatly weakened and easily broken and this invention is directedgto the means for in case of an impact. This latter condition is Securing these ends together. The invention, l particularly true where it is desired to space the however, is not limited to thetype of bumper bars of the impact member relatively close toshown, but is equally applicable to bumperettes l5 'gether. v V I Y as well as to bumpers employing a somewhat It is one of the objects'of the present invendifferent arrangement of the bars. tion to provide a bumper end construction which 7 Referring to Figs. 1 nd it Will be S n that is adapted to withstand great shocks. g the ends of the bars ID and II are coiled to form Another object of the present invention is to y and and that the ends the real b provide a bumper end construction which will are also coiled to form terminals or eyes I1 which 20 maintain the impact bars in properly spaced reare disposed between, and telescoped with, the lation. I M 7 eyes I5 and I6 on the impact bars. It will be seen Another object of the present invention is to that the eye on the rear bar is the full width of provide a bumper end construction which is eco he ba nomical to manufacture and easy to assemble, AS Will be seen in Fig 3 d the y T Other objects of the invention andfeatures of and, 6 0 t impact bars a U av notches novelty will be appare'nt from the following deor recesses I8 and I9 cut' in their adjacent edges scription, taken in conjunction with the accomto receive the edges of the rear bar. The eye I! panying drawing, in which on the end of the rear bar is provided with a rib Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a bumper embody- 20 forming abutments on which the eyes I5 and 30 ing my invention. I6 are seated, these abutments also serving to Fig. 2 is a front elevation view of the bumper accurately space the'impact bar;v The rib 20 may shown in Fig.1, with a part of one of the impact b f rmed y m ans of rolls or y a pa of ebars broken away. i r ing' dies, before the end ofthe bar is, rolled up to Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the end conform the eyell. struction provided by my invention, with the A bolt 25, withahead 26 having aconicalshoulhead of the bolt removed; der 2! adapted to fit inside the eye I5, is inserted Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along in the eyes. The shank of the bolt is preferably the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. I of about the same diameter as the interior of the Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view of an end of the eye H on the back bar. A washer 28 having a 40 rear bar. conical shoulder 29 adapted to fit inside the eye Fig. 6 is a section taken along the line 6--6 of I 6, and a nut 30 are fitted on the lower end of the 5. bolt. When the nut 30 is tightened the eyes I5 Fig. '7 is an enlarged plan view of an end of and I6 are tightly drawn against the sides of the one of the impact bars. rib 20 and the ends of the impact bars Ill and II, 45 Fig. 8 is an elevation of an end of the impact and the rear bar I2 are thereby firmly secured bar shownin' Fig. '7. together.

Fig.9 is an enlarged rear elevation of the end The rib 28 extends substantially the entire construction employed on the bumpers shown in circumference of the eye I! except where the bar Figs. 1 and 2. I2 merges with the eye and preferably projects 50 Fig. 10 is a perspective view of another form from the periphery of the eye I! a distance apv of rear bar end adapted for use in a bumper end proximately equal to the thickness of the edges construction embodying my invention. of the impact bars. This rib may be made of Fig. 11 is an elevation view of the end. of the any d r d W d d p nd n the distance bar shown in Fig. 10, and which it is desired to space the impact bars apart,

while the height of the rib can be varied as desired. As the rib 29 is formed in the rear bar while the bar is hot and the metal plastic, and is, therefore, an integral part of the eye, it not only does not weaken the eye but actually strengthens it.

When the eyes I5 and it are clamped about the eye II, the edges of the eyes I5 and it rest on the rib 20, throughout practically their entire circumference, it being understood that the notches l8 and I9 are deep enough to permit the edges of the eyes l5 and iii to engage the rib 26. As the eyes and I6 are tightly clamped against the rib 28 by the bolt and nut 30 the bars cannot tilt relative to each other and, therefore, will always be properly spaced apart at all points.

A modified form of rear bar terminal adapted for use in a bumper end construction embodying my invention is shown in Figs. 10 and 11. In the construction therein illustrated the end of the rear bar 3| is slotted as at 32 and the portions adjacent the edges are'coiled to form eyes 33 and 34. A-large washer 35 is placed in the slot between the eyes'33 and 34. It will be seen that the washer 35 is of somewhat larger diameter than the eyes 33 and 34, so that when it is in position it When the bumper bars are assembled, the bolt which secures the bars together extends through the washer and holds it in place, while the faces of the washer form abutments which the edges of the eyes on the impact bars engage. The Washer, therefore, insures that the bars will be properly spaced apart and that they will not tilt relative'to each other.

Although a preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it should be understood that the invention is susceptible of various modifications within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my inventionwhat I claimis:

1'. In a bumper end construction, a plurality of impact bars each having an eye on the end thereof, a rearbar having an eye on'the end thereof, the eye on the rear being telescoped with eyes on the impact bars, spacing means between the ends of the eye on the rear bar and engaged by the adjacent edges or" the eyes on the impact bars, and means for securingsaid eyes together. 7 g

- 2. In a bumper end construction, 'a plurality of impact bars each having an eye on the end thereof, each eyeha-ving a notch therein, a rear bar having its edges extending through said notches and an eye on the end thereof telescoped with the eyes on the impact bars, and a rib projecting from the periphery of the eye on the rear bar and engaged by the adjacent edges of the eyes on the impact bars, and means for securing said eyes together.

3. In a bumper end construction, a plurality of impact bars each having an eye at the end thereof, a rear bar having aneye interposed between and fitting partly within the eyes on the impact bars, the eye on the rear bar having an outwardly projecting circumferential rib therein, the edges of the eyes on the impact bars engaging said rib, and means for securing said eyes together.

4. In a bumper end construction, a plurality of impact bars each having an eye at the end thereof, said eyes each having a notch in one edge, a rear bar having its edges extending through said notches and a terminal portion interposed between and extending into the eyes on the impact bars, spacing means projecting from the periphery of the terminal on the rear bar and. engaging edges of the eyes on the impact bars, and means for securing said eyes together.

5. In a bumper end construction, a plurality of impact bars each having an eye at the end thereof, a rear bar having an eye interposed between and, extending into the eyes on the im-- pact bars, means carried by and projecting from the periphery of the eye on the rear bar and engaging edges of the eyes on the impact bars, and a bolt extending through said eyes for securing the same in operative assembly.

6. In a bumper end construction, a plurality of impact bars each having an eye at the end thereof, a rear bar having an eye interposed between and partly within the eyes on the impact bars, the eye on the rear bar having an integral outwardly projecting rib thereon, edges of the eyes on the impact bars engaging said rib, and means extending through said eyes to maintain the eyes on the impact bars in engagement with said rib.

7. In a bumper end construction, a plurality of impact bars each having an eye at the end thereof, a rear bar having a terminal interposed between and partly within the eyes on the impact bars, the end of the rear bar being slotted, a member positioned in said slot and projecting beyond the periphery of the terminal on the rear bar, edges of the eyes on the impact bars engaging faces of said member, and means for securing said bars and said member in operative relation. I

GEORGE W. VEALE.

DISCLAIMER 1,996,221.Ge01"ge W. Veale, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. BUMPER. Patent dated April 2, 1935. Disclaimer filed October 31, 1935, by the assignee, Eaton Manufacturing Company. Hereby enters this disclaimer to claim 1 of said Letters Patent. [Ofiicial Gazette November 19, 1935.] 

